STRASBOURG, France, June 26,
2024 /CNW/ -- The International Human Frontier
Science Program Organization (HFSPO) is pleased to announce that
acclaimed Japanese cell biologist and international research leader
Yoshihiro Yoneda will assume
the role of President for the global life science organization.
"We are thrilled to welcome President Yoneda, a pioneer in
cellular biology and a science leader, who has made such positive
impacts on key research institutions," said Pavel Kabat, HFSPO Secretary General.
Yoneda will serve as the 7th President in HFSPO's 35-year
history, successor to President Shigekazu
Nagata, who served from 2018 to 2024.
"It is with deep gratitude that we thank President Nagata for
his years of service and dedication to HFSPO at all levels," said
Kabat. "His wisdom and insight have been invaluable."
Chartered by the G7 in 1987, HFSPO supports pioneering,
interdisciplinary research in the life sciences through Research
Grants and Fellowships. It is funded by 16 Member countries, plus
the European Commission. HFSP research proposals are evaluated
through peer review and only the most daring, ground-breaking
research – all involving international collaboration – is
supported. HFSP has issued over 4,500 awards involving over 8,500
international scientists. Since the beginning of the
Program, 29 HFSP awardees have gone on to win the Nobel
Prize.
Yoneda was nominated by the Government of Japan; the Japanese Ministry of Education,
Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT); and the Ministry of
Economy, Trade and Industry (METI); and unanimously confirmed
during the June meeting of the HFSPO Board of Trustees, held this
year in Washington, D.C.
He is Professor Emeritus at Osaka University and President of The Research
Foundation for Microbial Diseases of Osaka University (BIKEN Foundation). From 2015
to 2022, he led the National Institutes of Biomedical Innovation,
Health and Nutrition. He also served as Director of the World
Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Nutrition and Physical
Activity.
Yoneda has a longstanding connection to HFSPO. He was awarded
two HFSP Research Grants in 1998 and 2001 that led to important
discoveries in molecular mechanisms of nucleocytoplasmic
transport.
"I am honored to be entrusted with this important role for such
an impactful, global organization," said Yoneda. "HFSPO is one of
the few organizations in the world focused on creating quantum
leaps in scientific knowledge. Through such research we have a
chance to do great things for humanity."
For more information or to schedule interviews, contact
Rachael Bishop, Science Writer and
Editor: phone: +33 (0)7 81 87 62 21 or email:
rbishop@hfsp.org
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